Harrison Montana Map

About Harrison, Montana

Harrison is a locality in Madison County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 105. The population density is 231.7 people per km². Harrison is located at 45.7008°N, 111.7864°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59735.

Harrison sits upon a landscape where the earth opens into wide, tawny plains that stretch toward the horizon with a quiet, persistent gravity. It lies 29.8 miles west of Belgrade, MT (from Belgrade, MT: bearing 260°T), and is situated 29.4 miles west of Four Corners. North Willow Creek carves a narrow, verdant path through the dry grasses near the town, its waters reflecting the pale, expansive sky that dominates the region. The air here holds a crisp, thin clarity that defines the transition between the low-lying fields and the distant, jagged silhouettes of the Rocky Mountains, which loom eighty miles to the west like a faint, blue-gray promise. Only two miles away, the open expanse of the Montana State Trust Lands provides a vast, uncultivated buffer where the wind moves unchecked across the sagebrush and soil, undisturbed by the slow, steady pulse of human activity.

Harrison emerged from the industrious ambitions of the frontier, its rhythm dictated by the seasonal demands of agriculture and the persistent needs of the ranching life. The local economy remains tethered to the land, drawing its vitality from the surrounding cattle pastures and the grain fields that shimmer in the summer heat. Five miles to the east, the rugged topography of Norwegian Placer Gulch serves as a reminder of the prospecting history that once drew fortune-seekers to these high, quiet places. Three miles away, the Willow Creek Reservoir provides a rare, still mirror in the landscape, a reliable reserve for the irrigation that keeps the surrounding acreage from yielding entirely to the arid climate. Life in Harrison moves with a deliberate, measured patience, shaped by the immense distances between the small, scattered clusters of light that define the night.

About This Harrison Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Harrison, Montana. Coordinates: 45.700761, -111.786369. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Harrison includes the ZIP code (59735), telephone area code (406), county seat of Madison County (Virginia City), and school district assignment (Harrison K-12 Schools).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.